Post-anchor



(No Model.)

" G. W. STI I & J..W. HALSEY.

ANCHOR.

No. 445,457. Patented Jan. 27, 1891.

UNETE STATES ATENT @rrics,

GEORGE \V. S'TlES AND JAMES \V. HALSEY, OF IIINESBOROUGH, ILLINOIS.

POST-ANCHOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,457, dated January 27', 1891.

Application filed September 24=,1890. Serial No. 366,003. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE \V. STITES and JAMES \V. HALSEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Ilinesborough, in the county of Douglas, State of Illinois,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Post- Anchors; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable otlr ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in post-anchors, the object of which is to provide an efficient support and protection fora fencepost, as will be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawngs, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a post and the anchor connected therewith ready for use. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the anchor, showing one side broken away, so that the internal construction of the anchor may beseen.

Referring to the several parts of ourinvention by letter, A designates the anchor, which is constructed of iron, wood, stone, or other preferred material, and is preferably cylindrical in form, the diameter of which is to be determined by the size of the post used. Through the center of the cylindrical body A is formed a cylindrical, oblong, square, or other shaped hole, as may be preferred, the office of which is to receive the end of the fence-post and secure and hold the same in a vertical position, as will be hereinafter explained. Ne prefer to corrugate or roughen the sides of the cylindrical hole, so that when the post is driven therein it will be effectively retained and will require great force to withdraw it from its operative position.

The length of the cylindrical anchor varies according to the size of the post, and while we have described it as being cylindrical in form we desire it understood that its shape is not material or absolutely essential to preserving the novelty.

that the handle or heavy end 2 thereof will throw the teeth a upward into contact with the post and securely hold the same against withdrawal, as will be readily understood by reference to the drawings. These cams are increased in number, as may be preferred, and the effect will be to dispense with the necessity of packing broken brick or tile around the post. The effect of thus holding the post will be to prevent moisture from gathering around the same and thus induce injury.

The anchor is placed in position in a hole located at the point where the proposed post is to be erected, and after the earth is packed securely around the sides thereof it will be seen that it is in position ready to receive the post, one end of which may be inserted in the cylindrical hole above referred to, and after being driven therein is effectively and permanently secu red. The hole maybe much larger than the post, in which case we prefer to use gravel, crushed tile, brick, or other similar substance, either alone or mixed with cement. If any of these substances are used alone, the ordinary tam pingiron may be brought into requisition and the broken brick or other material forced snugly and tightlybetween the post and the sides of the hole in the post-anchor, as will be readily understood by all who are familiar with this variety of work. After the post is secured in position in the anchor it is ready to receive the wires or boards intended to form the fence.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages and operation of our invention will be readily and fully understood.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a fence-post, of the post-anchor A, formed with the vertical central opening and the radial slots communicating with said opening, and the lockingcams 3 3, pivoted inthe said slots and having the pointed inner ends and the weighted outer ends, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the fence-post, of

the post-anchor A, provided with a cylindrical or other shaped hole, the face of Which is properly corrugated or roughened for contact with the post, and further provided With the looking-cams 3 3, the heavy ends of which are adapted to hold the teeth upward against the post and against its Withdrawal from the hole, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof We affix our signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE WV. STITES. JAMES \V. HALSEY.

Witnesses:

O. L. WATSON, MATHIAs HOFMANN. 

